Public water system · NY2104060
ActiveNys-Hinckley Day Use Area
At a glance
Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area (PWSID NY2104060) is an active transient non-community water system in Herkimer County, New York. It reports serving 125 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
125
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area compare with other water systems in Herkimer County?
By EPA's size categories, Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Herkimer County has 123 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 391 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 48,130 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New York, the 8,167 active systems average 2,374 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area is about 13% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. New York has 5,182 active transient non-community water systems, 63% of the state's 8,167 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 7,096 New York systems (87%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area?
EPA lists Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area as owned by a state government. The NY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 5 of the 123 active systems in Herkimer County (4.1%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. The violations listed here began between January 2001 and January 2016. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2007-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2006-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2005-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2005-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 10 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area?
Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area (PWSID NY2104060) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area serve?
Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area reports serving 125 people through 4 service connections in Herkimer County, New York.
Where does Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Herkimer County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilion (V) Water Works | Herkimer | 8,053 | Community | Surface water |
| Herkimer Village | Herkimer | 7,606 | Community | Surface water |
| Little Falls City | Herkimer | 4,605 | Community | Surface water |
| Frankfort (V) Water Works | Herkimer | 2,995 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mohawk (V) Water Works | Herkimer | 2,985 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nys Thruway - Indian Castle/Iroquois | Herkimer | 2,780 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Nys-Hinckley Day Use Area, PWSID NY2104060, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/nys-hinckley-day-use-area-ny2104060 (data as of October 1, 2026).